http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2009/07/30/true-transparency-and-naked-leadership/ One Stop for All Your government Business News Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:10:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2009/07/30/true-transparency-and-naked-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Audrey Hallett Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:39:36 +0000 http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/?p=294#comment-312 I do think in our infancy we have been blinded by Web 2.0 tools in their power to open up conversations we wouldn't otherwise have. But the question is whether those conversations are relevant to moving us to the end goal -- do they help us make choices and decisions that are transformative in how we serve one another? I think Linda's discourse on leadership is quite thoughtful. Openness without focus and humanity is exposure without a cause. And every leader knows there is a test on the horizon, no matter the technology. Will our knowledge make us responsible leaders who use all the tools available to us to kindle the spark of innovation in our organizations? Can Web 2.0 create better public servants? I do think in our infancy we have been blinded by Web 2.0 tools in their power to open up conversations we wouldn’t otherwise have. But the question is whether those conversations are relevant to moving us to the end goal — do they help us make choices and decisions that are transformative in how we serve one another? I think Linda’s discourse on leadership is quite thoughtful. Openness without focus and humanity is exposure without a cause. And every leader knows there is a test on the horizon, no matter the technology. Will our knowledge make us responsible leaders who use all the tools available to us to kindle the spark of innovation in our organizations? Can Web 2.0 create better public servants?

]]> http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2009/07/30/true-transparency-and-naked-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Mark Abel Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:40:19 +0000 http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/?p=294#comment-305 Naked leadership takes some guts and a lot of courage. To quote another source, in "Good to Great," a reference is made that the first responsiblity of management is to face the truth. That's hard. However, it is those individuals who expose themselves and take on reality that make a real difference in their organizations, both government and industry. Thanks Linda for reminding us of this important aspect of leadership. Naked leadership takes some guts and a lot of courage. To quote another source, in “Good to Great,” a reference is made that the first responsiblity of management is to face the truth. That’s hard. However, it is those individuals who expose themselves and take on reality that make a real difference in their organizations, both government and industry. Thanks Linda for reminding us of this important aspect of leadership.

]]> http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2009/07/30/true-transparency-and-naked-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Mike Tiemann Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:44:56 +0000 http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/?p=294#comment-294 I am very impressed with this article and think it is very spot on. Actually I am a colleague and fan of Ms. Cuteton since her days back at DOE when she and I were both in the CIO's office there. Transparency requires naked leadership, but its not about clothes, its about ideas and decisions to dare to take the lead. I remember in leadership training during officer basic in the Army the stressed that the person on point (at the front of the squad or detail) often gets snipered or hit first. Also a bad leader can get fragged by his own team. So much of what has to be done in government today requires leaders to get out of their comfortable offices and go to collaborative meeting and forums and ...well...lead. Linda knows this and does it and I give her kudos for her government leadership and this excellent and very well written (and funny) article. I am very impressed with this article and think it is very spot on. Actually I am a colleague and fan of Ms. Cuteton since her days back at DOE when she and I were both in the CIO’s office there. Transparency requires naked leadership, but its not about clothes, its about ideas and decisions to dare to take the lead. I remember in leadership training during officer basic in the Army the stressed that the person on point (at the front of the squad or detail) often gets snipered or hit first. Also a bad leader can get fragged by his own team. So much of what has to be done in government today requires leaders to get out of their comfortable offices and go to collaborative meeting and forums and …well…lead. Linda knows this and does it and I give her kudos for her government leadership and this excellent and very well written (and funny) article.

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